Meaning 
The name Gawaine has the following meaning: One who resembles a white falcon. Popularized by the famous tale of King Authur and the Knights of the Round Table. Sir Gawain (root name for Gavin) was one of the knights.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Gawaine is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Gawaine for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Gavin, of which the name Gawaine is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gawaine and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gawaine: Boys - Newlin, Trevor, Girls - Caron, Decia, Glenna, Gwyneth, Both genders - Bryn, Carey, Deverell, Dylan, Gladys, Jennifer
Variants 
The name Gawaine is a variant of Gavin. Other popular variants of the name Gavin are: Gabhan (Gaelic), Galvin, Galvyn, Gauvin, Gavan, Gaven, Gavinn, Gavino (Italian), Gavon, Gavvin, Gavyn, Gavynn, Gawain, Gawaine, Gawayn, Gawayne, Gawen, Gawin, Gawyn, Gowen, Gowin
Style 
We think the name Gawaine should fall under the following style category: Celtic. See other Celtic boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gawaine to be: Wise gentleman who displays many leadership qualitiesIn one word, you might describe Gawaine as a(n) " wise" person. See other "wise" names for boys.
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